melting except on maybe some grassy surfaces. let's get you started with a look at the day planner. we're talking about temperatures which will slowly be falling off, maybe topping off around 40 the next couple of hours. by noon upper 30s about snow north and west. maybe lighter rain south and east. by 5:00 should be having snow in many areas but temperatures at least in town 37. some spots north and west after 4:00, 4:30 could be dark enough. lower sun angle and we could be starting to see some areas get a little slick spots. right now we do have some subfreezing temps north and west of town. south, though, generally low to mid-30s. it is 30 in annapolis as well with 30 in gaithersburg. frederick 27. clouds are taking a little longer to move in will allow temperatures to drop just a couple of degrees. that could be a big factor later today. right now the snow and rain generally along and west of interstate 79 in west virginia. this will be coming and increasing the coverage over the next few hours as it approaches us and to our north

and west, winter weather advisories go into effect later this morning through this evening. let's go to monika samtani. it's 5:00 a.m. you've been really busy, almost as busy as me today. >> we're even today, howard. we've got a live picture of a serious accident on the inbound side of new york avenue at florida avenue and a close- up look at what they're dealing with with a tractor-trailer and two cars involved and serious injuries as well. it's been there since just before 1:00 this morning and the investigation will continue again this morning. we'll take another picture live from the traffic land camera and show you the closure at florida avenue. you're going to need to plan early if you're one of those commuters inbound on new york avenue. i suggest that you just simplify things to the south of the accident. you wouldn't to go ahead and take bladensburg road as you head inbound on new york avenue and to the north of the accident, take montana avenue. that will take you on to rhode island avenue and around the accident and avoid hopefully the delays that are going to be

caused by this accident inbound new york avenue at florida. i'll keep you posted on that situation throughout the morning. we'll go to another map and this time another situation. if you're planning to head inbound on braddock road inside the beltway, that is shut down between ravensworth and backlick road with a pole down. it's going to be that way till about 7:00 this morning. use route 236 as your alternate route. inbound braddock road can exit at the beltway, by the way. i'll take you over to maryland on the beltway north of town in college park. this is final. no problems to report on the outer loop into silver spring or any of the major corridors heading for the beltway. coming up in my next report, another look at what's going on around town at 5:10. republican presidential candidate rick santorum has gotten a boost from voters in missouri, minnesota, and colorado. >> he won contests in all three states last night but didn't manage to lock up any delegates. delia goncalves is live in the satellite center with more on that and where we go forward from here. >> reporter: good morning. he didn't win any delegates.

that's because colorado and minnesota, those delegates will be chosen later and missouri, really you can just call that a beauty contest. no delegates were at stake in that particular state. still, rick santorum who sees this victory as a sign that he is a true conservative candidate in this election. the win certainly has put the brakes on romney's momentum as front-runner. today after eight republican contests, romney had three victories. santorum now has four states under his belt. >> your votes today were not just heard loud and wide across the state of missouri and minnesota but they were heard loud and louder all across this country. and particularly in a place that i suspect maybe in massachusetts. they were heard particularly loud tonight. there's probably another person who maybe is listening to your cheers here tonight also. and that might be at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. you better start listening to

the voice of the people. >> this was a good night for rick santorum. want to congratulation senator santorum, wish him the very best. we'll keep campaigning down the road but i expect to become our nominee with your help. >> reporter: let's take a closer look at the numbers. in missouri santorum won 55% of the vote. romney 25% and 12% of the vote went to ron paul. with about 95% reporting in minnesota, let's take a look at those numbers. santorum just about 45% of the vote. paul 27%. romney came in third at just about 17% and of course you can see gingrich followed that with about 10%. in colorado we have those numbers now. santorum walked away with 40% of the vote. romney 35%. you can see gingrich and paul pretty much tied 13% and 12%. three and four in that race. coming up in a half-hour, we'll have reaction from the other candidates, including gingrich and ron paul and what this win means for the republican party

and maybe the future of unity within that party. mike, andrea, back to you. >> delia, thank you. long after u.s. forces pull out of afghanistan and iraq, the c.i.a. will continue to maintain a large presence in both countries. an article in "the washington post" says it's all part of a plan by the obama administration to help protect american interests in the region. >> the two c.i.a. offices in kabul, afghanistan and baghdad, iraq are expected to be the largest offices the agency has outside of the united states. the article also says c.i.a. officers in both countries are going to reduce or try to reduce the influences of al qaeda and the taliban in the region. a high ranking official at the susan g. komen for the cure breast cancer charity has resigned over the controversy surrounding the organization's funding of planned parenthood. sources sekomen's vice president for public policy karen handel was the driving force for excluding funds to planned parenthood.

she writes, quote, i'm deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterization of the strategy, its rational and my involvement in it. i openly acknowledge my role in the matter and continue to believe our decision was the best one for komen's future and the women we serve. 5:06 now. time for the latest your money report this morning. >> jessica doyle is looking at whether we're making any money on wall street this morning. >> that's right. well, if only we could manifest our own destiny. it turned out to be a good thing yesterday. stocks able to make a comeback pulling out of a win -- pulling out a win, rather, on reports that the greek government was closer to agreeing to a debt deal that would get the -- get the country more bailout loans and help it avoid bankruptcy. the do you stands at 12,878, added 33 points in trading. nasdaq up by 2. s&p 500 up by almost 3. americans rang up more credit card debt late last year. they took out more loans to buy cars and to attend school.

the federal reserve says consumer borrowing rose more than $19 billion in december. that's a sign americans are more confident about the economy. total consumer borrowing is now at $2.5 trillion. that's nearly as much as people westbound borrowing before the recession. and facebook's ipo this spring will make founder and c.e.o. mark zuckerberg a multibillionaire but he couldle be hit with a really big tax bill. as high as $2 billion. yeah. the giant tax is the consequence of planning to exercise stock openings. it's a nice problem to have, though. >> he'll still have oodles of money left. >> he might have as much as $27 billion in his pocket so $2 billion? >> a drop in the bucket. what do you have for the next half-hour? >> a good sign out there for

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5:09. coming up on 5:10. looking at snow later. most will melt on the roads. the roads are kind of warm and air temperatures will be just a little bit too mild in most areas. here's a look at the day planner. this morning cloudy, no problems. around 40, upper 30s at 9:00. it will slowly fall off to the mid-30s by 5:00. snow for the evening commute. i'll let you know how much i think is coming and when it's coming and when it's leaving in about 5 minutes with big weather. right now here's monika with your time saver traffic. crews have been dealing with a serious and tough situation here inbound on new york avenue at florida avenue. you're looking at it live from our camera crews. inbound new york avenue shut down at florida avenue. go ahead and use either bladensburg road or montana avenue as your alternate route. i'll have more details coming up in my next report. back to you. coming up on 5:11. here are some of the other stories making news. supporters of same-sex marriage

ban in california say they are going to take their fight all the way to the supreme court. they want justices to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that declared that ban unconstitutional. no new same-sex marriages are going to be allowed in california until the whole legal battle plays out. pennsylvania state prosecutors want jerry sandusky to stay indoors as part of his bail. they've received complaints the former penn state assistant football coach has been watching children from his back porch. a lawyer for sandusky calls the charges unfounded. sandusky is under house arrest while awaiting trial on 52 child sex abuse charges. a local man says he is afraid that he's going to kill someone one day. >> it's a dark road he's been going down since taking his first drink as a teenager. at 5:18, the weapon he thinks may cause him to end a life.

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5:14. welcome back to 9news now. mike was telling us about the problem the stink bugs have already invaded his home. >> i have a new stink bug story as of this this morning. this is the patriots cup i put my coffee n. i wake up and leave it on the counter at night with the lid. a stink bug crawled in. i opened it up to pour coffee and there was a stink bug in it. >> maybe the forecast will

help. >> why don't you-- >> i'm trying to get to the point the cold weather may help get rid of them. >> the cup was clean and awaiting fresh coffee. >> they like clean cups. we are looking at a little bit of snow. you know-- >> they like the patriots. >> it's not a serious event here. maybe that's why we're having a little fun this morning. we're going to see some snow which we haven't seen a lot this winter. much of the snow that falls will melt on contact. we'll see the grassy surfaces maybe a little buildup there. farther west and town will be a little colder so you have a better chance of a few slick spots as we head into the late afternoon and evening. that's where we have the winter weather advisories going into effect later this morning through the afternoon. this will last till about 8:00 this evening. it does not include the immediate district but montgomery and that's basically for the upper part of the county, howard, loudoun, northern fauquier, the whole 81 corridor and the mountains. those winter weather advisories are in effect or will be going into effect over the next few hours. at the bus stop this morning,

it's quiet. clouds are building. temperatures are mainly in the 30s. a few spots have even dipped into the upper 20s and the sunrise although i don't think we'll see it at 7:08. had the full moon last night and we got to see some of it before clouds started to move in. we do have snow coming today but not until later. maybe not even until early afternoon here in washington. 38 degrees by 11:00. we'll see a slow drop off of temps this afternoon as the snow falls. but with temperatures above freezing and northeast winds 5 to 10 miles an hour, i really think the road surfaces are going to stay mainly wet. i don't know if you noticed but they put down the brian solution in a lot -- brine solution in a lot of areas. the stripes in the roads, those were treated yesterday. so no problems this afternoon. light show and rain in southern maryland. critical time between 4:00 and 9:00 because by then it gets a little colder and north and west, a little bit colder. already you could have a few slick spots developing. after 9:00 i don't think we've got too much in the way of accumulating snows anyway, not that we're going to have a lot.

trace to 2 inches. the 2-inch totals i'm talking frederick, hagerstown. most of us between a trace and an inch and mainly on grassy areases the way it looks now. things are pretty quiet around us. this is not real but as you go out toward interstate 79 and central west virginia and points west, we've got light to moderate snow across parts of southern ohio and northeast kentucky. we've got low 30s in the shenandoah valley. gaithersburg 30. 36 in fredricksburg. 37 in southern maryland. right now we've got generally good visibility under cloudy skies. and 38 degrees, calm winds and the clouds have built in. and the snow will be falling north and west here by midday up toward i-70, out toward i- 81, especially in the mountains. during the mid afternoon here comes the snow approaching the metro. it will overspread the region for the evening rush. we'll have snow flakes flying as you're driving home but the roads should just be wet in most areas. possibly a few slick spots

northern maryland or the pennsylvania border and higher elevations out west and toward midnight things start to wind down if not before. here's a look at how much snow i think we're going to get. anywhere from a trace to we'll max out to maybe an inch north of gaithersburg. maybe two inches in far western loudoun county, northern fauquier as you're going up the ridges as you head out toward 81 and the mountains, too. possibly even four inches of snow some of those higher peaks in western maryland. today temperatures start near 40. we'll be in the low 30s, upper 20s tonight so a few slick spots possible. 48 tomorrow. 50 on friday. the weekend gets cold again with some flurries possible on saturday. it's 5:18. time saver traffic. we've been telling you about a very serious accident on the inbound side of new york avenue at florida avenue. i would say almost four and a half hours ago you're looking at a live picture from our mark

boss. it was a disabled car from the back of the tractor-trailer. you'll see the activity on the inbound side of new york avenue. all lanes are shut down at florida avenue. will you want to use an alternate route. i'm take you to a map so i can give you an idea of what i think you should do. to the south of the accident go ahead and use bladensburg road. if you're a regular driver on new york avenue, you know your way around. once you get on to bladensburg road. to the north take montana avenue to rhode island avenue and work your way around the accident to the north side of the accident. again all lanes blocked off inbound new york avenue basically between 4th and florida avenue. it's going to be there for a while as you saw with that activity. we're going to take you over to virginia and annandale. on the inbound side of braddock road that is shut down inside the beltway between ravensworth

road and back lick road because of a pole down. vdot is doing construction at route 7. a tough alternate to get you around that so keep that in mind. back to you. >> thanks, monika. 5:20 now. 9 wants you to know that we have been reporting on underage drinking. montgomery county has announced an important new initiative. the department of liquor control will dyes butte identification check -- distribute identification checking counters to every licensed business in the county that sells alcohol. >> that will make it easier to quickly determine the age of a purchaser. this morning andrea mccarren shows us the harsh reality of some troubled lives which began with early alcohol use. >> i'm trying to make myself feel better. that was my medication. >> reporter: on a cold december night at a montgomery county police station, we met jim shackled to a table.

he'd been picked up on his fourth dui. >> yes. i could hurt somebody. >> reporter: he confessed that some day he will probably kill someone, not with a gun or knife but by getting behind the wheel loaded with alcohol. >> i might do the same thing and go out and kill somebody. i don't want that but i know it's in me. it's in me because i'm sick. >> reporter: the self-described worthless loser agreed to share his story because he doesn't want young people to make the same mistakes he has. >> i almost died two weeks ago. >> reporter: how? >> i drank a fifth of vodka and i was puking in my puke and it was going down my esophagus. >> reporter: worst of all, it was witnessed by his own son. >> my wife said, he's all right. he just drunk. my son no, mommy, he's really

in bad shape. >> reporter: jim is 55 years old though he looks significantly older. he started drinking when he was 14, drinking he said for fun. how do you describe yourself now? >> pathetic. i find myself pathetic. look where i am. >> reporter: he's lost his job, his home, and his marriage is in shambles. hours earlier another life ravaged by alcohol. we were riding in a montgomery county police cruiser in downtown silver spring. what began as an apparent hit and run escalated into a wild high speed chase. for more than five minutes, we followed the speeding driver as he barreled on to the beltway and then i-270. until word came over the police scanner that he had crashed after hitting another car and spinning out of control. >> fire rescue headed that way.

>> reporter: transported to suburban hospital, we learned he was 42 years old and had just been released from prison after serving a 23-year sentence for armed robbery. when he got behind the wheel that night, he was legally intoxicated. this time he didn't kill anyone. next time he might. andrea mccarren, 9news now. >> to watch the entire video from the high speed chase involving the drunk driver, just go to wusa9.com. click on 9 wants you to know at the top of the page. these have been some incredible pieces and they're all on our website. it's important for you and your child to watch together. 5:23. let's take another look at the question of the day today. super bowl weekend, the slowest weekend in america for one of these things. what do you think it is? a, buying movie tickets, b, weddings, or c, retail shopping? >> our facebook fan ingrid

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5:26. just getting word that fauquier county schools are closed today. the northern part of fauquier county is in the winter weather advisory later this morning into the evening hours. we're looking at the clouds

building through the morning. by 9:00 we'll be near our highs for the day right around 40 degrees in town, mid- to upper 30s elsewhere. then we'll see the snow overspread some of these areas toward frederick, the panhandle of west virginia and the mountains out in western maryland and west virginia. middle of the afternoon snow north and west. but look at these temps. they're still mostly above freezing. after we get toward 4:00, 5:00 north and west, we may see buildup. looks like we'll have snow flying for the evening rush. temperatures still above freezing so roads mainly wet. >> thank you, howard. an injured capital returns to the ice. >> the maryland men win big on the road. kristen berset has those stories in this look at sports. good morning, everybody. since the all-star break, the capitals are just one in four, kind of watching their post- season chances slip away. but last night with brooks laich back on the ice, they had a chance to turn things around. how would red play with first place on the line? the caps taking on the panthers. talk about starting fast.

a score 13 seconds in the game. ov goes five to put the caps up 2-0. then ov with another shot gets the wrister to go. great eight first to goal games since december 31. caps win 4-0 with the playoff caliber performance and reclaim first place in the southeast division. >> the two points are big. you know, everybody looks at where we stand and, you know, you can go from 3rd to 9th pretty quick. i think every game is so important right now. >> it was just an important hockey game for us. i thought we had a lot of guys really play well. >> maryland terrapins visiting clemson. off the steal takes it coast to coast. he had 27 points. terps up 53-39 with under eight minutes to go. clemson goes on a 19-6 run, pulls within 1 but the terps hold on, beat the tigers 64-62

to get their first road win of the season. tonight it's georgetown visiting syracuse. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday.

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this wednesday morning. i'm andrea roane. glad you're here. grab your coffee because guess what's coming. >> the one without stink bugs on them. >> what a story. >> i'm mike hydeck. here is monika samtani. she has lots of traffic information you need to get to work. that's coming up and weather. weather is going to be not a problem this morning but this afternoon with mainly wet roads because temperatures -- road surface temperatures are way up there from yesterday. some of those road surfaces got to 70 in the sunshine yesterday, even though air temps were in the 50s. our day planner this morning does call for some mirked precip and snow for the afternoon, especially -- mixed precip and snow for the

afternoon, especially the evening commute. near 40 by 9:00. we'll fall back into the 30s as the precip moves in. toward midday north and west, early to mid afternoon here in the metro. for the evening commute 37 and the snow will be falling. this morning we've got temperatures in the upper 20s in a few spots. we're 38. it is 32 in la plata and 37 down at the pax river naval air station. looking at the snow, it's moving in toward ohio and western west virginia and parts of southwestern pennsylvania. we'll be watching this move in. north and west, the weather service believes conditions may deteriorate enough. they're going to issue a winter weather advisory later this morning. morning. it does not include the metro d.c. area. i'll back in a few with the snow totals. monika is in with time saver traffic. we'll start with a live look at a serious accident from overnight on the inbound side of new york avenue at florida avenue. all lanes blocked. it was a tractor-trailer and this vehicle involved and a second vehicle as well. it's going to be a while for

the cleanup. i'll take you over to a map. if you're planning to head inbound on new york avenue, your two alternate routes are going to either be bladensburg road or take montana avenue to rhode island avenue but just plan early. if you're planning to head over into annandale, inbound braddock road is shut down between the beltway and ravensworth. if you're planning to head over in maryland, we'll take you to a live picture of 270 southbound. that fortunately is incident free coming down from frederick to the point where the lanes divide. back to you. we want to let you know about two school closings. fauquier county schools in virginia are closed and allegany county schools in maryland are also closed due to the weather. rick santorum is the big winner from tuesday. the former pennsylvania senator claimed his first victory since the iowa caucuses more than a month ago. >> delia goncalves live in the 9news now satellite center with a look at what this means for mitt romney and the presidential race coming up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning.

you know, this really puts the brakes on mitt romney's momentum as the potential front- runner in this case yet he says he's still confident that he will eventually be the party's nominee. still, you know, this win did not produce any delegates. that's why romney says it really doesn't carry any weight. minnesota and colorado delegates will be decided later. missouri, the nonbinding state with for delegates there. still santorum sees his win as a victory over romney and a sign he can dominate the conservative vote. however, analysts say low voter turnout in all three contests could indicate a frustration in a party that has not yet rallied around one candidate. >> tonight was a victory for the voices of our party. conservatives and tea party people who are out there every single day in the vin yrpds building -- vineyards building the conservative movement in this country, building the base of the republican party and building a voice for freedom in this land. >> i understand that we're

going to do very well in nevada in getting delegates. >> i think the number one difference between me and the other candidates in this race is the scale of change. that i want to methodically go through the process. i've had enough experience, i've seen washington enough. >> and when this primary season is over, we're going to stand united as a party behind our nominee to defeat barack obama and to restore the values that have made america the greatest nation in the history of the earth. >> reporter: in the meantime there are still three morayses to go before -- more races to go before super tuesday march 6. the candidates are focusing their energies on march 6, especially newt gingrich. he's hoping to fair especially well in his fative hometown of georgia -- native hometown of georgia. coming up in the next half- hour, i'll have a breakdown of the numbers and what this really means for the front- runner mitt romney. >> thank you. 5:36 now. time for the latest your money report. >> jessica doyle is back with good news about the job market.

>> that's right. more and more companies are putting out the help wanted signs lately. the number of available jobs in the u.s. jumped in december to the highest level in three years. the labor department says companies and governments posted 3.3 million jobs. manufacturers, retailers and professional business services including engineers all posted gains. tough time to be a banker. swiss bank cup its 2011 employee bonuses by 40% after its investment banking division lost money for the second straight quarter. other big banks including jpmorgan chase are curbing pays due to shrinking revenues. coke cola says quarterly profits topped estimates. they sold more drinks since december worldwide. wall street was looking for a

little bit better and disney stock fell after hours trading. revenue was up 18% at the parks last year. >> that would be me. we both went this year. >> prices are really steep from when i first went to the theme parks with the little ones. >> you're kind of trapped. you have to eat at the restaurants. you're all in the complex. the white house provides $50 million for alzheimer's research. the leader of the largest school system in our region jack dale will be live in our studio to discuss the fairfax county schools. we're back with your weather first.

5:40 out on the weather terrace. with light winds in the uner 30s, doesn't -- upper 30s, doesn't feel too bad but grab the jack celt as you head out. most of us will see snow but down south some rain will be the main story. even the snow that falls will

do a lot of melting on road surfaces with temperatures generally above the freezing mark and highs this afternoon actually falling in the mid and upper 30s. i'll be in in a few minutes with the rest of the snow forecast. here now is monika with time saver traffic. cleanup and investigation of a serious accident continues here inbound on new york avenue at florida avenue in northeast. you'll have to choose an alternate route. i will give you all details coming up once again in my next report at 5:48. >> thank you, monika. at 5:41, here's a look at some other things making news now. more help is on the way for millions of americans suffering with alzheimer's disease. the obama administration is pumping in an additional $50 million into reseven. the money will be use -- research. the money will be used to develop better dementia treatments and help caregivers cope with the demands on them. roughly five million americans suffer from alzheimer's. barring a medical breakthrough, that number is expected to double in the next decade. child early health care is

important for children and their mothers. researchers at the university of texas at austin discovered that mothers who put their children in quality early care were more likely to be involved in their child's schooling later on in life. researchers say children make a smoother transition to school when families and schools are strongly connected. time for a break. before we get there, let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. composer john williams, 80 years old. wow. journalist ted koppel is 72. actor nick nolte is 71 and author and virginia resident john grisham is 57. >> vince neil is 51. epa administrator lisa jackson is 50. she stars as a u.s. marshal in the cable hit "in plain sight" actress mary mccormack is 43. and alonzo morning turns 32 today. happy birthday fits' your birthday as well.

welcome back to 9news now. coming up on 5:46 and the morning is going to be okay for the commute unless there are accidents in the roadway as we have some serious ones this morning but this evening, weather is going to be a real factor. >> it is. it's going to be snowing but i think the roads are going to be just wet because a, they've been treated and b, it was really warm the last couple of days. >> because of the weather some schools are closed. >> fauquier county wanted to play it safe. make they wanted to burn a snow day but they're closed for the day and allegany as -- and allegheny as well. they're going to get more snow and the snow will come in earlier in western maryland. they were talking 2 to 4 inches possible. for us a trace to an inch, maybe two in the far northern and western suburbs. let's talk about the winter weather advisory which does not include the district or fairfax county but does include loudoun, montgomery, northern fauquier and points west toward

i-81. this is in effect later this morning till 8:00 p.m. we're not talking about a lot of snow. i think the problems we have with any slick spots won't be till late this afternoon and this evening because of the warmer road surfaces and temperatures generally a few degrees above freezing. mostly cloudy, chilly this morning. we're in the 30s in most areas but clouds are thickening. so any breaks we had earlier will just become overcast. we'll see snow develop this morning out west. out toward i-81 in the mountains. it will move closer to us by noon. i still think it will be north and west of d.c. around noon. upper 30s, north east winds at 5:00. by 4:00 snowing in many places. southern maryland you may be seeing a little bit of rain. many places seeing snow. look at temps. 37. that tells me a lot of melting on the road, maybe some minor buildup on the grassy surfaces and elevated surfaces. your weather headlines, no problems this morning. some afternoon light snow and rain. we're -- if we have any problem it is will be between 4:00 and 9:00. that's when we lose the sunlight so we'll lose a couple

of degrees and we can see those slick spots develop. i'm thinking a trace to upwards two inches. you have to be up toward frederick, winchester, hagerstown. around here inside the beltway maybe half an inch. here we go. we've got some moisture out to the west in ohio, kentucky, indiana, moving into western west virginia. that's our snow maker. temperatures upper 20s in lovettsville to 30 in reston but 36 in springfield. 31 in baden. we're sitting with cloudy skies, good advice i can't on our michael & son weather camera and 38 degrees. the wind is calm but the air is dry. tiew point only 29 -- dew point only 29. as we get toward noon, north and well west of town we see some snow in in the afternoon which is when the snow will move into the shenandoah valley, northern virginia, northern d.c. during the late afternoon we'll be snowing. for the ride home it will be snowing but it should be wet on the roads. well north and west where we could see some slick spots

develop and then this is going to push through and looking at the amounts, i'm thinking trace to upwards of an inch but you have to get into upper montgomery for that and go west in the mountains and farther north to get 2 inches or more. not a big storm burr the way the storm -- storm but the way our winter has been going, yeah, exciting. 48 tomorrow. 50 friday. then more cold air for the weekend. some flurries on saturday. upon sam tan any, how are -- monika samtani, how are things looking? the situation remains the same. on the inbound side of new york avenue just before 1:00 this morning, a serious accident here. you can see it live involving the tractor-trailer and a car. under the tractor-trailer. authorities there are waiting for a crane. in the meantime new york avenue remains blocked between 4th street and florida avenue northeast. your alternate routes i would say bladensburg road to the south, montana avenue to rhode island avenue to the north off of new york avenue.

just plan early because as you can see, it's going to be a while for this investigation and cleanup to happen. we're going to take you over to a map. if you're planning to head into annandale, braddock road is closed down basically between the beltway and backlick road. you want to choose an alternate route. maybe route 236. we'll take you live to springfield on the northbound side of i-95. normal slow stuff through here to the beltway. a quick look live on the other side of town, if you're planning to head southbound 270, no big issues to deal with from shady grove road to the point where the lanes divide. more on area rose at 6:00. back to you. >> thank you, monika. you can call them science all-stars from around the country. so cool. 100 students from 45 states were guests at the white house yesterday. they were honored in the east room as part of the second annual white house science fair. all of them winners from science competitions across the country. this young fellow jack dudley from ashburn and another from leesburg were representing

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there may be some slight flurries starting to develop here by noon. but by middle of the afternoon, north and west of town, we've got snow flying. most temperatures though above freezing so road surfaces will stay wet through the afternoon. now, tonight as we dip toward freezing, sun sets, we may get a few slick spots. we're still well above freezing in many areas. even though there will be snow flying in parts of southern midmtdz, you'll be -- maryland, you'll be way too warm for accumulation. it is 5:56. the district is one of the best places to take a family vacation. that's according to a new list from "u.s. news & world report." it ranked the nation's capital second on its list of best places to take a vacation in the united states. san francisco was number one. san diego, new york city and yellowstone round out the top five. february is black history month and recently maryland born abolitionist harriet was

honored in northwest [ inaudible ] many of her descendants were presented at the wax museum for the ceremony. students from washington's elementary school were also on hand. madonna is planning to pack even more stadiums. chris brown is making a grammys comeback. we have those stories and more in this look at entertainment. >> reporter: the material girl is planning more stadium shows on her upcoming world tour. she rocked the lieu causes oil stadium in -- lucas oil stadium during half time at the super bowl. the september show at yankees stadium in new york was announced. tickets go on sale monday. singer chris brown is set to perform at the grammys this sunday on cbs. the awards almost ended his career three years ago. brown admitted to assaulting then girlfriend rihanna after a

pregrammy party. rihanna will also perform at this year's show. both she and brown are nominated for multiple grammys. stars of the action drama "safe house" hit the red carpet for the film's new york premiere. >> tick-tock. >> reporter: ryan reynolds plays a young c.i.a. agent on the run with his fugitive charge played by denzel washington. >> really i wanted to work with the director. that was the first thing. i think he's a brilliant young director daniel espinoza and together we worked on the screenplay for about six months. >> reporter: "safe house" hopes in theaters friday. >> 38 of new york's finest versus one guy. >> reporter: the world is getting its first look at the trailer for "the amazing spiderman." the super hero is leaping into 23d. andrew garfield plays peter parker as he investigating his parents' disappearance. the film will be in theaters on july 3. and that's your eye on

entertainment. cbs news, los angeles. madonna will be here in d.c. bringing her tour to the verizon center september 23. tickets go on sale next monday. good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. before we get to the other introductions, i do want to let you know that weather is already causing a problem in fauquier county in virginia and allegheny county in maryland. they're closed this morning. >> make sure you know that. i'm mike hydeck. good morning. glad you're here. here's monika samtani. traffic issues. for the first time now, howard take it away. the concern is the coming weather. the weather right now is quiet. cloudy skies, dry conditions. even though we'll get some snow, much of it will be melting on contact with the road surfaces because temperatures will be above freezing and the roads are rather warm. let's start with the day planner. this morning no problems getting to work except for the usual headaches you're going to run into on the roads. 40 degrees at 9:00. by midday north and west we'll be seeing some ligh